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Authors, American -- 20th century

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1343 Collections and/or Records:

Hardcover first edition. Inscription to Elaine and Ron Querry by Bill Gersh (artist commissioned to paint the cover image). Includes photograph of Bill Gersh taken by Elaine Querry. 151 pages, 1987

 File — Box 10, Folder: 1
Series Description From the Series: This series consists of correspondence, notes and research material, draft manuscripts, final copies, and publicity related to Querry’s five major books. Correspondence may include personal- and publisher-related letters, contracts, permissions, and/or financial documents related to his books and notes and research material may contain newspaper clippings, journal articles, books, VHS tapes, and/or government bulletins. Of special note is that Querry has signed most of the final copies....
Dates: 1987

Harlingen Cardinals and Hawks Football Program, 2010-2011

 File — Box 1422, Folder: 14
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Variety of material including CDs, LPs, t-shirt and caps, posters, magazines, newspapers and newspaper clippings, drafts and manuscripts of work, photos, correspondence, music announcements and musician press kits, notes and notebooks, maps, brochures and other artifacts. Majority of material was not in files or labeled; file titles are in quotation marks when present.

Dates: 2010-2011

Harmonica

 Item — Box 4, Folder: 15
Series Description From the Series:

This series includes a harmonica owned by Hauptman.

Dates: undated

William Hauptman Papers

 Collection
Identifier: SWWC-051
Abstract

The William Hauptman Collection contains drafts, manuscripts, typescripts, notes, photographs, and correspondence with dates ranging from 1956-1993.

Dates: 1954-1993; Majority of material found within 1975-1993

Havana, Cuba photographs, February 1999

 File — Box 22, Folder: 6
Series Description From the Series:

This series consists of photographs from the Querry’s trip to Havana, Cuba and Brittany (France) and various negatives and photographs, and photographs featured in Redneckin’: A Hell-raisin’, Foot-Stompin’ Guide to Dancin’, Dippin’ and Doin’ Around in a Gen-U-Wine Country Way (1983).

Dates: February 1999

Headshot of Ron, taken in Dragoon, Arizona by Ann-Simmons Meyers

 Item — Box 25, Folder: 1
Series Description From the Series:

This series includes images of Ron Querry, newspapers with articles by and about Ron Querry, and a book jacket proof for Le Dernier Pow Wow (The Death of Bernadette Lefthand). This series also contains posters for Mountains and Plains Booksellers Association events, signed publicity posters for The Death of Bernadette Lefthand, and posters signed with inscriptions by Larry L. King and Molly Ivins.

Dates: 1992-1997, undated

Heat, 1972

 Sub-subseries
Series Description From the Series:

Drafts, manuscripts, and typescripts of Hauptman’s plays, teleplay, screenplays, short stories, poetry, novel, articles and criticism are located in this series. Titles under each genre are filed alphabetically. Related correspondence, reviews, clippings, publicity, and playbills are filed after the draft or script for each title.

Dates: 1972

Heavily annotated typescript, dates and places include: November 1990, Virginia, December 1990, Florida, and December 1990, Virginia. Character names include: Reeves, Raynelle, Parnell, Clayton, and Joelie. 78 pages total, 1990, undated

 File — Box 9, Folder: 8
Series Description From the Series:

The series for Plays is the largest of Shepard’s works and includes notes, annotated typescripts, playbills, programs, correspondence, sound recordings, rehearsal schedules, reviews, and publicity. This series is notable in that Shepard meticulously identified each annotated draft with the date and place (by city and state) of each revision, and there tend to be multiple drafts of each work represented.

Dates: 1990, undated

Heloise Cruse Ponce and mother, Heloise Cruse

 File — Box 1, Folder: 8
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

Books, manuscripts, sheet music, galleys, handwritten notes, and photographs in this collection relate primarily to Frazier’s 1983 biographical essay on SWT alumna Ponce Cruse Evans, author of the syndicated newspaper column, “Hints from Heloise”. Photographs and clippings relate to both Heloise Cruse Ponce, and her mother, Heloise Cruse. Dates range from 1981-1989. Books from this collection have been cataloged separately.

Dates: undated

Hicks, James. "Defenseless," annotated shooting script and schedule. Film featured Shepard, Barbara Hershey, and Mary Beth Hurt. Directed by Martin Campbell, 1989

 File — Box 24, Folder: 3
Series Description From the Series:

Arranged by genre (articles, books, sound recordings, screenplays, short stories and teleplays), most of the works in this series are based on or inspired by Shepard’s works. Authors mailed the works to Shepard for his comments, and many items include typescripts annotated by Shepard and correspondence.

Dates: 1989

“Holes” (typescript), circa 1973

 File — Box 3, Folder: 6
Series Description From the Series:

Drafts, manuscripts, and typescripts of Hauptman’s plays, teleplay, screenplays, short stories, poetry, novel, articles and criticism are located in this series. Titles under each genre are filed alphabetically. Related correspondence, reviews, clippings, publicity, and playbills are filed after the draft or script for each title.

Dates: circa 1973

Holiday cards, undated

 File — Box 1862, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Additional material for the Joe R. Lansdale archive, donated by Joe R. Lansdale. This donation contains drafts and proofs for novels and short stories, correspondence, clippings, international publications featuring articles about Lansdale, badges, memorabilia, and numerous publications and promotional items from conventions and events in which Lansdale participated.

Dates: undated

Holiday cards and two photos

 File — Box 1021, Folder: 6

Holiday Correspondence, 2004

 File — Box 1974, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This addition to Joe Lansdale’s archive includes several drafts of the Hap and Leonard television adaptation, articles on Cold In July and The Thicket, and various commemorative T-Shirts.

Dates: 2004

Horrofind Weekend 12, booklet, Lansdale as guest author, 2010

 File — Box 1862, Folder: 27
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Additional material for the Joe R. Lansdale archive, donated by Joe R. Lansdale. This donation contains drafts and proofs for novels and short stories, correspondence, clippings, international publications featuring articles about Lansdale, badges, memorabilia, and numerous publications and promotional items from conventions and events in which Lansdale participated.

Dates: 2010

Horror Writers Association publication, undated

 File — Box 1684, Folder: 15
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Additional material for the Joe R. Lansdale archive. This donation includes drafts for Zeppelins West, Sunset and Sawdust, and Vanilla Ride. This donation also includes international publications that contain advertisements or information about Joe R. Lansdale.

Dates: undated

Housecore Horror Film Festival-Artist info, undated

 File — Box 1862, Folder: 36
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Additional material for the Joe R. Lansdale archive, donated by Joe R. Lansdale. This donation contains drafts and proofs for novels and short stories, correspondence, clippings, international publications featuring articles about Lansdale, badges, memorabilia, and numerous publications and promotional items from conventions and events in which Lansdale participated.

Dates: undated

Houston Press Volume 26, Numbers 23 and 24, undated

 File — Box 1974, Folder: 10
Scope and Contents From the Series:

This addition to Joe Lansdale’s archive includes several drafts of the Hap and Leonard television adaptation, articles on Cold In July and The Thicket, and various commemorative T-Shirts.

Dates: undated

I See by My Get-Up

 Sub-Series
Series Description From the Series: This series consists of correspondence, notes and research material, draft manuscripts, final copies, and publicity related to Querry’s five major books. Correspondence may include personal- and publisher-related letters, contracts, permissions, and/or financial documents related to his books and notes and research material may contain newspaper clippings, journal articles, books, VHS tapes, and/or government bulletins. Of special note is that Querry has signed most of the final copies....
Dates: 1980-2004, undated

Illustration signed by artist and inscribed “To Joe R. Lansdale…to the man that feeds our dreams….C. 2205” removed from the book Freak City; a graphic novel/comic (book placed in backlog), undated

 File — Box 1083, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents From the Series:

Material donated includes manuscripts, newspaper and magazine articles on Lansdale and four computer discs with emails that have been printed out. These emails are mainly related to work by Lansdale and include some personal correspondence. Books accessioned separately [see Accession 2008-152] and placed in the backlog.

Dates: undated